ossified
ossified · more ossified · most ossified
закостенелый
verknöchert
Having undergone the process of ossificationHaving undergone the process of ossification (transformation into bone or a bone-like mass).
US/ˈɑsəfˌaɪd/
Meaning
3 sensesHaving undergone the process of ossification (transformation into bone or a bone-like mass).
ossified cartilage
(figuratively)Inflexible, old-fashioned.
verknöchert
закостене́лыйzakostenélyj
(Ireland, US, slang)Drunk.
More definitions
- set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
of ideas or attitudes, inflexible, old-fashioned:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of ideas or attitudes, inflexible, old-fashioned:
Forms
more ossified, most ossified| Comparative | more ossified Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most ossified Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
369 synonymsoutmodedC2antediluvianC2antiquatedC1antiqueB2backwardB2backwardsB2datedB2elderlyA2extinctB1idleB2oldA1old-fashionedB1primitiveB1unemployedB1
Close in meaning
- set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs:fossilizedfossilised
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form